Breaking Into single work   short story   crime  
Issue Details: First known date: 1931... 1931 Breaking Into
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Reminiscences between a transferred detective and currently innocent criminal, of opium trading in North Queensland, where with the help of Chinese smugglers' champagne, a white temptress tricks an honest policeman into intoxication, while others break into the jail to steal a load of confiscated opium.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Queenslander 5 March 1931 Z1635302 1931 newspaper issue 1931 pg. 4
    Note: In Column: Tales of Illicit Trading, Part 2
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